Hello, my name is Bob, I've been a self taught artist for the past 12 years. I never took a class or had any formal training in art. I joined FAR back in 2009, yet didn't post my first to pieces until November 2012.

My passion for art is in pencil drawing. In 1999 I drew my very first sketch of astronaut John Glenn, using a #2 pencil and some note paper. It wasn't all that good and didn't look anything like John Glenn, what I noticed was certain features of the image were realistic, like the shape of his nose and mouth. I remember thinking, with time and a lot of practice, I could possibly teach myself how to draw portraits. Soon after I bought my first set of graphite pencils and art pad and began my quest. I still have my very first drawing of Robert De Niro which I did in 99'.

On January 1, 2013, I began working on my Sandy Hook Elementary School Tribute. I decided to draw portraits of all 26 of the victims. I completed them 10 months later. My original plan was to donate all drawings to the school on the 1 year anniversary. Since that was not possible my hope is to eventually give them to each of their families. All of these drawings can be viewed in my FAR portfolio.